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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459407203321

Autore

Cihak John R

Titolo

Balthasar and anxiety [[electronic resource] /] / by John Cihak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : T & T Clark, c2009

ISBN

1-282-86882-9

9786612868825

0-567-33389-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

T&T Clark theology

Disciplina

233

Soggetti

Anxiety - Religious aspects - Catholic Church

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION: A TALE OF TWO GARDENS; PART ONE: EAST OF EDEN: ANXIETY LIVED; PART TWO: THE GARDEN OF EDEN: ANXIETY'S ORIGINS; PART THREE: THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE: ANXIETY REDEEMED; PART FOUR: THE GARDEN OF THE CHURCH: ANXIETY TRANSFORMED BY ANXIETY REDEEMED; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This study offers a theological response to the problem of anxiety from the point of view of Hans Urs von Balthasar. It is a systematic presentation, analysis and development of Balthasar's original theology of anxiety found in his only work on the subject, Der Christ und die Angst . The study takes a thematic approach based upon the four types of analysis found in Der Christ und die Angst : phenomenological, anthropological, theological and ecclesial. These four approaches to the topic correspond to the phenomenon, origins, redemption and transformation of anxiety. Through this thematic appro